SSP
The E.W. Scripps Company
NasdaqGSUSDEQUITY
Communication Services
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Last price
2.92
▲ 0.20 (7.35%)
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Prev close
2.72
Day high
2.96
Day low
2.76
Volume
997.57K
Market cap
$270.59M
P/E (TTM)
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52W range
1.52 – 5.39
Trailing performance
Returnvs SPY
1W
+11.88%
+9.9%
1M
-11.52%
-12.7%
3M
-7.30%
-11.8%
6M
-23.36%
-41.5%
YTD
-26.82%
-41.1%
1Y
+56.60%
+40.2%
3Y
-29.13%
-111.4%
5Y
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Price return only. Dividends are not reinvested, so total return on a dividend payer will be higher than shown.
Unusual options activity
Nothing crossed the thresholds in the expiries we scanned.
That is the normal state — most contracts trade well inside their existing open interest.
That is the normal state — most contracts trade well inside their existing open interest.
Contracts trading at or above their open interest, ranked by notional and where the print landed.
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Options chains and analytics, valuation ratios, insider filings, analyst targets and ownership. No card, no trial, nothing to cancel.
Insider net activity
Net shares
+654.12K
Net buying
Buy transactions
12
980.79K shares
Sell transactions
1
326.68K shares
Net transactions
+13
Buys less sells
Sell : buy shares
0.3 : 1
Mixed
Insider-held shares
28.55M
Total on file
Insider transactions
| Date | Insider | Action | Shares | Value | Held |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 20, 26 | MCCABE MOLLY E Beneficial Owner of more than 10% of a Class of Security |
SELL | 326.68K | $1.12M | Direct |
| May 14, 26 | GRANADO GERALDINE SCRIPPS Beneficial Owner of more than 10% of a Class of Security |
BUY | 72.80K | $257.81K | Direct |
| May 13, 26 | BRICKNER SAMANTHA J Beneficial Owner of more than 10% of a Class of Security |
BUY | 1.26K | $4.46K | Direct |
| May 5, 26 | CONLIN KELLY P Director |
— | 90.67K | — | Direct |
| May 5, 26 | HAYDEN JOHN W Director |
— | 90.67K | — | Direct |
| May 5, 26 | WILLIAMS KIM Director |
— | 90.67K | — | Direct |
| May 5, 26 | JABLIN BURTON FRANK Director |
— | 90.67K | — | Direct |
| May 5, 26 | BARMONDE CHARLES L. Director and Beneficial Owner of more than 10% of a Class of Security |
— | 90.67K | — | Indirect |
| May 5, 26 | GRANADO RAYMUNDO H JR Director and Beneficial Owner of more than 10% of a Class of Security |
— | 90.67K | — | Direct |
| May 5, 26 | HOLCOMB MONICA Director and Beneficial Owner of more than 10% of a Class of Security |
— | 90.67K | — | Direct |
| May 5, 26 | ALEXANDER MARCELLUS WINSTON JR Director |
— | 90.67K | — | Direct |
| May 5, 26 | RADFORD LEIGH B Director |
— | 90.67K | — | Direct |
| May 5, 26 | MEHTA NISHAT Director |
— | 90.67K | — | Direct |
| Mar 10, 26 | PEIRCE MARY MCCABE Beneficial Owner of more than 10% of a Class of Security |
BUY | 2.21K | $9.93K | Direct |
What this is, and what it is not
These are SEC Form 4 filings — officers, directors and 10% owners reporting their own trades in the company's stock. Filing is due within two business days of the transaction, so this lags reality by days, and the provider adds its own lag on top.
A sale is not automatically bearish. Executives sell on scheduled 10b5-1 plans, to cover tax on vesting equity, and to diversify. Purchases with cash are generally the more informative signal, and they are far rarer.
This does not include congressional or senate trading. That comes from STOCK Act disclosures filed with the Senate eFD system and the House Clerk, which this data source does not carry.
Officer and director trades in their own stock, straight from Form 4 filings.
Fundamentals
Market cap$270.59M
Enterprise value$3.30B
Revenue (TTM)$2.09B
Gross profit$844.84M
EBITDA$267.48M
Net income$-1.28B
EPS (TTM)$-14.10
Free cash flow$92.38M
Total cash$13.05M
Total debt$2.62B
Book value / share$-3.44
Shares outstanding80.74M
Float54.93M
Short % of float10.62%
Dividend yield0.00%
Beta (5Y)0.72
Valuation & profitability ratios
Trailing P/E—
Forward P/E-2.92
PEG ratio-6.51
Price / sales—
Price / book—
EV / revenue1.58
EV / EBITDA12.34
Gross margin40.36%
Operating margin2.74%
Profit margin-58.02%
Return on equity-174.66%
Return on assets1.75%
Debt / equity2,605.52
Current ratio1.34
Fourteen ratios including P/E, PEG, EV/EBITDA, margins and return on equity.
Financial statements
| Line item | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total revenue | $2.15B | $2.51B | $2.29B | $2.45B | -14.3% |
| Operating revenue | $2.11B | $2.48B | $2.26B | $2.42B | -14.7% |
| Cost of revenue | $1.27B | $1.32B | $1.28B | $1.23B | -3.5% |
| Gross profit | $876.07M | $1.19B | $1.01B | $1.22B | -26.3% |
| Selling, general & admin | $563.00M | $606.18M | $614.77M | $623.16M | -7.1% |
| Total operating expense | $713.83M | $761.41M | $769.87M | $783.59M | -6.2% |
| Operating income | $162.24M | $427.59M | $239.71M | $435.85M | -62.1% |
| Net interest income | -$265.50M | -$210.34M | -$213.51M | -$161.13M | -26.2% |
| Pre-tax income | -$119.50M | $209.98M | -$967.51M | $276.46M | -156.9% |
| Tax provision | -$18.63M | $63.76M | -$19.73M | $80.56M | -129.2% |
| Net income | -$100.88M | $146.22M | -$947.78M | $195.90M | -169.0% |
| Net income to common | -$164.46M | $86.89M | -$998.09M | $141.94M | -289.3% |
| Basic EPS | -1.87 | 1.01 | -11.84 | 1.62 | -284.3% |
| Diluted EPS | -1.87 | 1.01 | -11.84 | 1.62 | -285.1% |
| EBIT | $101.47M | $420.32M | -$754.00M | $437.59M | -75.9% |
| EBITDA | $252.30M | $575.55M | -$598.89M | $598.03M | -56.2% |
| Basic shares | 88.02M | 85.74M | 84.27M | 83.22M | +2.7% |
| Diluted shares | 88.02M | 86.07M | 84.27M | 87.35M | +2.3% |
| Line item | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cash & equivalents | $27.92M | $23.85M | $35.32M | $18.03M | +17.1% |
| Cash & short-term investments | $27.92M | $23.85M | $35.32M | $18.03M | +17.1% |
| Accounts receivable | $569.31M | $568.19M | $610.54M | $600.10M | +0.2% |
| Total current assets | $747.42M | $630.01M | $676.09M | $643.94M | +18.6% |
| Property, plant & equipment | $503.94M | $544.04M | $554.45M | $576.47M | -7.4% |
| Goodwill & intangibles | $3.44B | $3.60B | $3.70B | $4.74B | -4.7% |
| Total assets | $5.01B | $5.20B | $5.41B | $6.43B | -3.7% |
| Total current liabilities | $453.60M | $482.39M | $477.82M | $485.00M | -6.0% |
| Current debt | $8.85M | $15.61M | $15.61M | $18.61M | -43.3% |
| Long-term debt | $2.59B | $2.56B | $2.90B | $2.85B | +1.0% |
| Total debt | $2.71B | $2.69B | $3.03B | $3.01B | +0.9% |
| Total liabilities | $3.76B | $3.88B | $4.25B | $4.30B | -3.0% |
| Retained earnings | -$576.88M | -$476.00M | -$622.22M | $350.71M | -21.2% |
| Shareholder equity | $1.25B | $1.32B | $1.16B | $2.13B | -5.5% |
| Working capital | $293.82M | $147.62M | $198.27M | $158.94M | +99.0% |
| Net tangible assets | -$2.19B | -$2.29B | -$2.54B | -$2.61B | +4.2% |
| Shares issued | 89.01M | 86.63M | 84.78M | 83.58M | +2.8% |
| Line item | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net income | -$100.88M | $146.22M | -$947.78M | $195.90M | — | -169.0% |
| Depreciation & amortisation | $150.83M | $155.23M | $155.10M | $160.43M | — | -2.8% |
| Stock-based compensation | $19.40M | $17.99M | $25.63M | $19.46M | — | +7.8% |
| Change in working capital | -$37.58M | $58.90M | -$16.27M | -$35.80M | — | -163.8% |
| Operating cash flow | $53.10M | $365.68M | $111.60M | $311.42M | — | -85.5% |
| Capital expenditure | -$46.58M | -$65.26M | -$59.63M | -$45.79M | — | +28.6% |
| Investing cash flow | -$12.13M | -$26.54M | -$60.61M | -$66.39M | — | +54.3% |
| Share buybacks | — | — | — | — | $0 | — |
| Dividends paid | $0 | $0 | -$48.00M | -$48.00M | — | — |
| Financing cash flow | -$36.90M | -$350.61M | -$33.71M | -$327.48M | — | +89.5% |
| Free cash flow | $6.52M | $300.42M | $51.98M | $265.63M | — | -97.8% |
| End cash position | $27.92M | $23.85M | $35.32M | $18.03M | — | +17.1% |
| Line item | 2026-06-30 | 2026-03-31 | 2025-12-31 | 2025-09-30 | 2025-06-30 | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total revenue | $490.40M | $516.87M | $560.26M | $525.85M | $540.08M | -5.1% |
| Operating revenue | $479.74M | $508.03M | $550.09M | $517.25M | $530.93M | -5.6% |
| Cost of revenue | $294.07M | $310.79M | $332.36M | $311.31M | $313.69M | -5.4% |
| Gross profit | $196.33M | $206.07M | $227.90M | $214.54M | $226.39M | -4.7% |
| Selling, general & admin | $147.09M | $145.83M | $144.95M | $137.43M | $143.39M | +0.9% |
| Total operating expense | $182.15M | $181.17M | $182.92M | $174.63M | $180.58M | +0.5% |
| Operating income | $14.19M | $24.90M | $44.98M | $39.91M | $45.81M | -43.0% |
| Net interest income | -$54.11M | -$56.96M | -$59.35M | -$65.69M | -$96.72M | +5.0% |
| Pre-tax income | -$1.21B | -$4.45M | -$40.75M | -$37.19M | -$25.11M | -27,064.3% |
| Tax provision | -$57.02M | -$2.66M | -$12.24M | -$4.23M | $10.85M | -2,045.1% |
| Net income | -$1.15B | -$1.79M | -$28.50M | -$32.96M | -$35.96M | -64,215.6% |
| Net income to common | -$1.17B | -$17.98M | -$44.91M | -$49.02M | -$51.68M | -6,394.7% |
| Basic EPS | -12.68 | -0.20 | -0.51 | -0.55 | -0.59 | -6,230.3% |
| Diluted EPS | -12.68 | -0.20 | -0.51 | -0.55 | -0.59 | -6,230.3% |
| EBIT | -$1.15B | $52.51M | $18.60M | $22.03M | $33.54M | -2,298.0% |
| EBITDA | -$1.12B | $87.86M | $56.57M | $59.24M | $70.74M | -1,373.8% |
| Basic shares | 92.09M | 89.77M | 88.76M | 88.46M | 87.92M | +2.6% |
| Diluted shares | 92.09M | 89.77M | 88.76M | 88.46M | 87.92M | +2.6% |
| Line item | 2026-06-30 | 2026-03-31 | 2025-12-31 | 2025-09-30 | 2025-06-30 | 2025-03-31 | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cash & equivalents | $13.05M | $83.73M | $27.92M | $54.66M | $31.66M | — | -84.4% |
| Cash & short-term investments | $13.05M | $83.73M | $27.92M | $54.66M | $31.66M | — | -84.4% |
| Accounts receivable | $526.42M | $527.23M | $569.31M | $561.52M | $553.87M | — | -0.2% |
| Total current assets | $593.48M | $665.30M | $747.42M | $704.79M | $623.87M | — | -10.8% |
| Property, plant & equipment | $510.57M | $490.19M | $503.94M | $517.53M | $516.56M | — | +4.2% |
| Goodwill & intangibles | $2.25B | $3.43B | $3.44B | $3.51B | $3.56B | — | -34.2% |
| Total assets | $3.65B | $4.92B | $5.01B | $5.09B | $5.09B | — | -25.9% |
| Total current liabilities | $443.96M | $422.34M | $453.60M | $437.42M | $492.15M | — | +5.1% |
| Current debt | — | — | $8.85M | $8.85M | $78.85M | $40.61M | — |
| Long-term debt | $2.49B | $2.55B | $2.59B | $2.64B | $2.54B | — | -2.2% |
| Total debt | $2.60B | $2.66B | $2.71B | $2.77B | $2.73B | — | -2.2% |
| Total liabilities | $3.55B | $3.67B | $3.76B | $3.83B | $3.80B | — | -3.4% |
| Retained earnings | -$1.73B | -$578.67M | -$576.88M | -$548.38M | -$515.42M | — | -198.9% |
| Shareholder equity | $100.69M | $1.25B | $1.25B | $1.26B | $1.29B | — | -91.9% |
| Working capital | $149.52M | $242.96M | $293.82M | $267.37M | $131.72M | — | -38.5% |
| Net tangible assets | -$2.15B | -$2.18B | -$2.19B | -$2.25B | -$2.27B | — | +1.3% |
| Shares issued | 92.67M | 91.54M | 89.01M | 88.80M | 88.33M | — | +1.2% |
| Line item | 2026-06-30 | 2026-03-31 | 2025-12-31 | 2025-09-30 | 2025-06-30 | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net income | -$1.15B | -$1.79M | -$28.50M | -$32.96M | -$35.96M | -64,215.6% |
| Depreciation & amortisation | $35.06M | $35.35M | $37.97M | $37.21M | $37.20M | -0.8% |
| Stock-based compensation | $8.39M | $6.63M | $3.93M | $1.28M | $7.49M | +26.6% |
| Change in working capital | $41.49M | $28.57M | $16.66M | -$5.29M | -$20.75M | +45.2% |
| Operating cash flow | $13.59M | $3.51M | $45.13M | $21.83M | -$10.55M | +287.6% |
| Capital expenditure | -$16.53M | -$3.16M | -$13.89M | -$15.44M | -$12.19M | -423.9% |
| Investing cash flow | -$16.97M | $119.22M | -$13.66M | -$15.00M | $26.42M | -114.2% |
| Financing cash flow | -$67.30M | -$55.62M | -$58.21M | $16.18M | -$8.17M | -21.0% |
| Free cash flow | -$2.94M | $350.00K | $31.24M | $6.38M | -$22.74M | -940.9% |
| End cash position | $24.35M | $95.03M | $27.92M | $54.66M | $31.66M | -74.4% |
Options analytics
Put / call volume
0.01
Call-heavy session
Put / call open interest
0.09
Positioning, not flow
Max pain
2.00
-31.5% from spot
ATM implied vol
6.3%
Nearest strike to spot
Skew (10% OTM)
-6.2%
Calls bid over puts
Call volume
107
Contracts, this expiry
Put volume
1
Contracts, this expiry
Heaviest call OI
7.00
207 contracts
Heaviest put OI
1.00
25 contracts
Max pain is the strike at which the largest dollar value of open contracts expires worthless. It describes current positioning; it is not a forecast and it moves as open interest changes.
Put/call ratios, max pain, implied volatility skew and where open interest is concentrated.
Earnings
Reported vs expected · EPS
| Quarter | Est. | Actual | Surprise |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 2026 | -0.20 | -12.68 | -6,240.0% |
| Mar 2026 | -0.45 | -0.20 | +55.6% |
| Dec 2025 | -0.19 | -0.51 | -162.9% |
| Sep 2025 | -0.32 | -0.55 | -70.8% |
Forward consensus
| Period | EPS | Analysts | Revenue | Growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Current quarter | -0.02 | 1 | $543.98M | +3.5% |
| Next quarter | 0.62 | 1 | $631.08M | +12.6% |
| Current year | -12.38 | 1 | $2.18B | +1.3% |
| Next year | -1.00 | 1 | $1.97B | -9.4% |
Analyst targets & ownership
Mean target$4.93
High target$8.00
Low target$3.00
Implied upside68.95%
Analyst count3
ConsensusNONE
Strong buy / Buy0 / 1
Hold2
Sell / Strong sell1 / 0
Held by insiders30.80%
Held by institutions73.99%
Institutions holding195
Price targets, consensus spread, insider and institutional ownership.
Moving averages & technicals
SMA 10
2.76
+5.91% from price
SMA 20
2.94
-0.63% from price
SMA 50
3.09
-5.52% from price
SMA 100
3.11
-6.18% from price
SMA 200
3.54
-17.40% from price
EMA 12
2.82
+3.40% from price
EMA 26
2.94
-0.83% from price
EMA 50
3.05
-4.15% from price
RSI (14)
48.5
Neutral
MACD (12,26,9)
-0.12
Hist -0.01
ATR (14)
0.16
5.43% of price
Realised vol 30D
41.6%
Annualised
Bollinger upper
3.35
20, 2σ
Bollinger lower
2.52
20, 2σ
50 / 200 cross
Death
3.09 vs 3.54
Trend bias
Below 200
-17.40%
Options chain
Calls
| Strike | Last | Bid | Ask | Vol | OI | IV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 000.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% |
| 000.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% |
| 000.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% |
| 000.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% |
| 000.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% |
| 000.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% |
| 000.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% |
Puts
| Strike | Last | Bid | Ask | Vol | OI | IV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 000.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% |
| 000.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% |
| 000.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% |
| 000.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% |
| 000.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% |
| 000.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% |
| 000.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% |
Every listed expiry, both sides of the book, with volume, open interest and implied volatility.
Risk profile
Beta vs SPY
0.83
Less volatile than market
Correlation to SPY
0.12
Largely independent
Realised vol 30D
41.6%
Annualised
Market vol 1Y
13.0%
SPY, annualised
Max drawdown 1Y
-49.6%
Peak to trough
Max drawdown 5Y
-94.0%
Peak to trough
ATR 14
0.16
5.43% of price
Beta (reported)
0.72
5Y monthly, from filing
Short interest
Shares short
4.62M
Prior 4.17M
Change vs prior
+10.8%
Shorts adding
% of float
10.62%
Elevated
% of shares out
4.98%
Against total outstanding
Days to cover
8.4
Crowded exit
Float
54.93M
Freely tradeable shares
Exchanges publish short interest twice a month with a settlement lag, so this is roughly two weeks behind. Days to cover divides shares short by average daily volume — it estimates how long covering would take, not whether it will happen.
Rating changes
| Date | Firm | Action | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 11, 26 | Wells Fargo | MAINTAINED | Equal-Weight | Equal-Weight |
| May 11, 26 | Benchmark | MAINTAINED | Buy | Buy |
| Feb 27, 26 | Benchmark | MAINTAINED | Buy | Buy |
| Jan 22, 26 | Wells Fargo | MAINTAINED | Equal-Weight | Equal-Weight |
| Aug 11, 25 | Wells Fargo | MAINTAINED | Equal-Weight | Equal-Weight |
| Jul 15, 25 | Wells Fargo | MAINTAINED | Equal-Weight | Equal-Weight |
| Mar 13, 25 | Benchmark | MAINTAINED | Buy | Buy |
| Nov 5, 24 | Benchmark | MAINTAINED | Buy | Buy |
| Aug 12, 24 | Benchmark | MAINTAINED | Buy | Buy |
| May 13, 24 | Wells Fargo | MAINTAINED | Equal-Weight | Equal-Weight |
| May 13, 24 | Benchmark | MAINTAINED | Buy | Buy |
| Feb 26, 24 | Wells Fargo | MAINTAINED | Equal-Weight | Equal-Weight |
Dividends & splits
Forward rate—
Forward yield0.00%
5-year avg yield0.81%
Payout ratio0.00%
Ex-dividend dateDec 14, 2020
Next pay date—
Last split133:100
Split dateDec 8, 2025
SEC filings
Periodic Financial Reports
10-Q · 2026-08-07
Corporate Changes & Voting Matters
8-K · 2026-05-15
Periodic Financial Reports
10-Q · 2026-05-08
Corporate Changes & Voting Matters
8-K · 2026-05-06
Corporate Changes & Voting Matters
8-K · 2026-04-01
Proxy Statements
DEF 14A · 2026-03-20
Proxy Statements
PRE 14A · 2026-03-09
Periodic Financial Reports
10-K · 2026-02-27
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